Resources For Shared Decision-Making

Links to Other Shared Decision-Making Sites

Tools and Resources

Resources created by the Minnesota Shared Decision-Making Collaborative

MSDMC Shared Decision-Making FAQ >>MORE

MSDMC Shared Decision-Making Evaluation Tools
Tools to both evaluate the healthcare team that partners with the patient and the patient’s perception of the shared decision-making process.

MSDMC Shared Decision-Making Organization Survey >> Download

MSDMC Shared Decision-Making Patient Short Survey >> Download

MSDMC Shared Decision-Making Patient Long Survey >> Download

MSDMC Shared Decision-Making Survey Guidelines >> Download

MSDMC Shared Decision-Making Lexicon
An operational definition for shared decision-making >>MORE

MSDMC Shared Decision-Making Project Charter and Template Examples >>MORE

MSDMC 19 Key Shared Decision-Making Articles >>MORE

Case studies on how shared decision-making was implemented using both overall and preference-sensitive condition approaches

Case Study: Breast Cancer and Shared Decision-Making >>MORE

Case Study: Prostate Cancer and Shared Decision-Making >>MORE

Case Study: Stillwater Medical Group
Learn how Stillwater Medical Group, a multispecialty clinic in Stillwater, Minnesota, developed a program to explore the fundamental elements of patient-centered care. >>MORE

External Tools and Resources

AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit
This Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality toolkit provides step-by-step guidance and tools for assessing your practice and making changes so you connect with patients of all literacy levels. >> Download

Advancing Quality Alliance SURE Test
A simple tool from AQuA for patients to measure their shared decision-making experience. >> Download

CAHPS Patient-Centered Medical Home Patient Surveys
AHRQ Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems surveys ask consumers and patients to report on and evaluate their experiences with health care. The Patient-Centered Medical Home Item Set enables health care teams to survey patients about their experiences with shared decision-making. >> MORE

Choosing Wisely Evidence-Based Practice
Choosing Wisely Minnesota, a campaign developed to help physicians and patients talk about medical tests and procedures that are often used but may not be necessary and may in some cases cause harm. >>MORE

CMS Partnership for Patients Patient Engagement Page
Learn about the importance of patient engagement and patients’ voices on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Partnership for Patients website. >>MORE

Decision Laboratory Option instrument for Observing Patient Involvement
OPTION is a tool from the Decision Laboratory that measures the extent to which clinicians involve patients in decision making. >> Download

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement Conversation Model
Learn about the ICSI Collaborative Conversation approach, used to create an environment in which the patient, family and care team work collaboratively to reach and carry out a decision that is consistent with the patient’s values and preferences. >>MORE

Institute for Healthcare Improvement Framework for Spread
A system for accelerating improvement by spreading change ideas within and between organizations. >> MORE

Institute for Healthcare Improvement Model for Improvement
Use this PDSA cycle tool to help speed up your design process >>MORE

Institute of Medicine Attributes of a Health Literate Organization
This IOM paper describes 10 attributes of a health literate organization, that is, an organization that makes it easier for people to navigate, understand, and use information and services to take care of their health. >> Download

Minnesota Alliance on Patient Safety Culture Roadmap
See how the MAPS Culture Roadmap helps create a shared vision for your organization. >>MORE

MN Health Literacy Partnership
The mission of the Minnesota Health Literacy Partnership is to improve the health of all Minnesotans through clear health communication. >>MORE

Motivational Interviewing
An overview from Motivational Interviewing describing a person-centered counseling method for addressing the common problem of ambivalence about change. >> MORE

National Patient Safety Foundation Ask Me Three
The NPSF Ask Me 3 patient education program is designed to improve communication between patients and health care providers, encourage patients to become active members of their health care team and promote improved health outcomes. >>MORE

Ottawa Decision Aids
Patient decision aids from the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute that help people become involved in decision making by making explicit the decision that needs to be made. >>MORE

Patient Activation Measure
Tool used to assess individual patients’ current knowledge, skills and confidence. >>MORE

Patient Readiness to Change
Journal of Clinical Psychology–published paper describing behavior change conceptualized as a process that unfolds over time and involves a progression through a series of five stages: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance. These stages are extensively applied to changing health behaviors. >> MORE